#AB281F#AB281F

#AB281F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.169 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB281F
RGB	rgb(171, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 81.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 51.87, 38.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 64.34, 36.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.1479 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.169 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8029, 10.2773, 2.3424)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB281F #1FA2AB

analogous

#AB1F5C #AB281F #AB6E1F

triadic

#AB281F #1FAB28 #281FAB

tetradic

#AB281F #5CAB1F #1FA2AB #6E1FAB

square

#AB281F #5CAB1F #1FA2AB #6E1FAB

split-complementary

#AB281F #1FAB6E #1F5CAB

monochromatic

#43100C #771C16 #AB281F #D9392E #E36A62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#AB281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#AB281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB281F

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB281F	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51481C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.169 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd6d5c',
    500: '#ab281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab281f;
$custom-light: #cd6d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.857,
    "s": 69.307,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48837,
    "c": 0.16887,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB281F

secondary

#5EC1C7

accent

#E1EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB281F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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